President for raising awareness of Right to Information

Sun Online Desk
18th June, 2017 11:15:44

President Abdul Hamid has asked the Information Commission (IC) to embark on a campaign for creating mass awareness of the Right to Information (RTI) Act at the grassroots.

"Right to Information (RTI) Act is an important weapon for establishing good governance, accountability and transparency in the activities of both public and private sectors," he said.

The President was talking to a three-member delegation led by Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Prof Dr Md Golam Rahman when it submitted the Commission’s annual report - 2016 to him at Bangabhaban this afternoon.